Palliative Care Consultant

JPS Recruitment; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

The Regional Referral Hospital in New South Wales is seeking a Consultant Palliative Care Physician for a full-time appointment. You'll provide specialist palliative medicine across inpatient and consultative care, with a strong emphasis on continuity, multidisciplinary collaboration and regional service impact.

The role offers scope to work closely with oncology, general medicine, aged care and community-based services, contributing to service development and high-quality end-of-life pathways

Qualifications

• Fellowship of the Royal Australasalian College of Physicians with specialist recognition in Palliative Medicine, or equivalent specialist qualification
• Specialist Registration with AHPRA, or eligibility for Specialist Registration

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant-level palliative medicine in inpatient and consultative settings.
• Collaborate with oncology, general medicine, aged care and community services.
• Contribute to service development and regional end-of-life care pathways.

Education

FRACP with specialist recognition in Palliative Medicine

AHPRA Specialist Registration

Job description

Consultant Palliative Care Physician | Regional Referral Hospital | New South Wales

The Opportunity

We are working closely with a significant regional referral hospital in New South Wales to connect with a Consultant Palliative Care Physician for a full-time appointment within an established service supporting patients with life-limiting illness across inpatient and consultative care.

This role offers the opportunity to provide specialist palliative medicine in a setting where continuity, multidisciplinary collaboration and regional service impact are central to practice. The position will suit a physician seeking a substantive consultant role with meaningful clinical breadth, close integration with oncology, general medicine, aged care and community-based services, and the ability to contribute to service development across a broad local and surrounding population.

Regional palliative medicine in this setting is well suited to consultants who value hands‑on involvement, strong team relationships and the chance to shape high-quality end‑of‑life care pathways within a major public hospital environment.

The Hospital

This is a substantial public regional hospital within a major New South Wales health district, providing acute and specialist services to a large Mid North Coast catchment.

• Regional referral hospital with approximately 160+ beds
• Broad acute capability across emergency, medicine, surgery, oncology, rehabilitation, paediatrics, maternity and mental health
• Established palliative care service embedded within a wider multidisciplinary hospital network
• Strong interface with inpatient care, chronic disease management, oncology and aged care pathways
• Important service role for surrounding communities across the broader region
• Positioned within a large public health district with access to wider referral and specialist support

Why Consider This Role

• Regional consultant practice with genuine clinical scope and visible service impact
• Established hospital environment with broad specialty support
• Strong multidisciplinary interface across oncology, medicine and community‑facing care
• Opportunity to influence palliative care delivery in a regionally important service
• Suitable for Fellows and IMGs assessed as partially or substantially comparable

The Location

This opportunity offers the appeal of regional New South Wales living with strong community connection, a more manageable daily pace and access to coastline, rivers and outdoor lifestyle. It is well suited to consultants looking for a role that combines professional substance with affordability, family‑friendly living and a highly liveable regional setting.

Requirements

• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians with specialist recognition in Palliative Medicine, or equivalent specialist qualification
• Specialist Registration with AHPRA, or eligibility for Specialist Registration